Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per

Burkina Faso
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0036 units per person
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
158th
Nigeria rank
161st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nigeria
00.0010.0020.0030.004197119972024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.004 units per person against 0.0036 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 192 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0007 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0002 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0023 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0005 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0033 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0024 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
Burkina Faso, at 0.004 units per person against 0.0036 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
0.0004 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
10 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per?
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.